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As vessel technical superintendent (TSI) you will work for our Fleet Management department. The department provides technical support and the main focus is to keep the fleet in shipshape.

Our fleet consists of an extensive and versatile fleet comprising around 600 vessels and auxiliary equipment which can be deployed in the optimal configuration for each individual project. It’s Boskalis capital asset. As a vessel technical superintendent, you will play an important role in maintaining, repairing and modifying our fleet, and in particular that part of the fleet used for the Dredging & Inland Infra division.

We are looking for new colleagues to strengthen our team. In this role you will work with trailing suction hopper dredgers and water injection vessels.

Your responsibilities as Vessel Technical Superintendent are:

• Analyze and optimize the performance of the vessels in close cooperation with the crew on board.
• Report technical and operational performance and provide input to optimize the ships.
• Support with acute technical problems on board.
• Ensure that the scope of planned ship repairs is up to date (ongoing repairs, damage and modifications).
• Follow up the exploitation of the assigned vessels, taking into account the correct allocation of costs.
• Implementing and monitoring the general technical and safety standards and reporting on possible improvements to ensure the safety of our colleagues and the locality.

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Your qualities

In the role of vessel technical superintendent, it is essential to have the ability to work in a planned and independent way. You must have an eye for detail but you should certainly never lose sight of the bigger picture. On the basis of your extensive technical expertise and enthusiasm for high-end technical solutions, you can convince colleagues and stakeholders, and extend their knowledge.

Furthermore you need to have the following to make your mark as vessel technical superintendent:

• A higher vocational education (hbo) degree in mechanical engineering, maritime technology or similar qualification.
• At least five years’ experience as a technical superintendent, inspector or chief engineer.
• Technical and operational project knowledge.
• Knowledge, experience and interest in the dredging process and dredging equipment.
• No problem travelling frequently (within Europe, Middle East, Far East).
• A familiarity with health & safety regulations relating to our business as well as fleet management systems such as Maximo.
• A good command of written and spoken English.

Informatie

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects.

Dredging is one of our traditional core activities and Boskalis is famous for projects like the land reclamation for Manila International Airport, Pulau Tekong, Singapore’s first polder or the expansion of the Suez Canal. Creation of new nature areas like the Markerwadden is something we contribute too. In your job you will work for the dredging division. Boskalis have been protecting coastlines, reclaiming land and developing infrastructure for over 100 years. That’s a lot of ingenuity, talent and commitment. When we bring all of this together, we become more than the sum of our parts and can seize opportunities others miss. This is how we collaborate and make the difference together. In our lives, in our work and in the lives of people across the world.

What you can expect

• A dynamic environment: A job that allows you to collaborate with a talented team of experts from different backgrounds and contribute to making a significant impact.
• Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 26 days (based on a full-time contract) and a number of collective scheduled days off (when you work abroad the accrual of leave will be more) a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as company health insurance, travel allowance, leased or shared car, foreign posting terms.
• Career development: We offer you plenty of opportunities to bring out the best in yourself for example through (online) courses at our Boskalis academy.  
• Boskalis project site: You will work on groundbreaking projects around the world. Boskalis creates new horizons and execute an extensive range of dredging and marine projects in 90 countries and across six continents.  

 Extra information

• Your team: As vessel technical superintendent you are part of the Vessel team (Crew, TSI, Fleet engineer) of the larger Tshd’s within Fleet Management Dredging. You will report to the fleet manager.
• Where you will work: We work from our beautiful campus in Papendrecht.
• Fulltime/ part-time job: The position of vessel technical superintendent is a fulltime (40 hours a week) job.
• Next steps: Apply easily by completing the online application form. Interviews are held online or in the office. Once it’s clear we’re a good match, we’ll make you an offer – and look forward to welcoming you to the company. 

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of vessel technical superintendent. Please contact Sandra Hofstede, senior corporate recruiter via +78 6969973.

Interested? Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV on our careers site.

Disclaimer for Recruiters and Recruitment Agencies

We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However, our recruitment process is not structured this way, at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. Therefore we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application.